The Russian Embassy accused the United States of Russophobia

The US Embassy of Russia accused the American authorities of Russophobia and intention to manipulate public opinion because of the situation around the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

The reason was the statement of Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Jake Sullivan. He announced the alleged risks of physical and cyber attacks on Western infrastructure by Russia.

“We see in him Russophobia deeply rooted in Washington and a desire to manipulate public opinion,” the diplomatic mission’s Telegram channel reported. The embassy also stated that this case is a vivid example of the demonization of Russia.

The embassy statement also notes that Sullivan, while calling for an analysis of the incident, excludes the involvement of the United States and its NATO allies in sabotage. The diplomatic mission points to the desire of the US authorities to “sweep under the carpet uncomfortable questions about who really benefits from the break in energy ties between Moscow and European capitals.”

On September 26, there was a leak on one of the lines of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the exclusive economic zone of Denmark. The operating company Nord Stream AG reported a pressure drop on both lines of Nord Stream. Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov, speaking via video link at a meeting of the UN Security Council, said that the company is currently looking for options to restore the Nord Stream system, but the time frame for restoring the system to work cannot be estimated at the moment.

Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that Russia would definitely identify all those involved in the sabotage against the Nord Stream, and ordinary terrorists are not capable of an action of such complexity and scale. The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation initiated the initiation of a case on an act of international terrorism.